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| Berkthgar |
Posted - 05 Apr 2015 : 05:25:31
http://youtu.be/xtqlh6WmAxQ
Pentangle hunting song is great for both.
Please share your music for dnding or reading novels of the forgetten realms. To help get in the zone |
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| xaeyruudh |
Posted - 10 Apr 2015 : 00:55:25
 I'm not the only one? Maybe we're not that weird after all. Mutant solidarity!
I think remember two soundtrack sorta cds from D&D products... one from the Karameikos box for sure, and I think one from a Planescape product.
Edit: the Karameikos one was specifically aimed at the adventure material within that product. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 09 Apr 2015 : 23:42:24
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Originally posted by Peter R
I am one of those mutants too. I don't actually own any music and would never think to listen to any. One of the GMs that runs a game I am in plays ELO during game sessions.
Oh, I'm a huge fan of music, and I've got quite the eclectic collection... I've just never gamed with it.
Though there was one song... There's a really cool song in the old game Chrono Cross, the far-lesser sequel to the wonderful Chrono Trigger. Despite the typical fantasy tech level, one of the characters has what sounds like an electric guitar, and there's a scene where he plays this song that I really love. Google "Chrono Cross Magical Dreamers"; the first hit is the song on Youtube.
Back on topic... I seem to recall TSR releasing a CD for background music for gaming. Anyone else recall that? |
| Peter R |
Posted - 09 Apr 2015 : 20:30:45
I am one of those mutants too. I don't actually own any music and would never think to listen to any. One of the GMs that runs a game I am in plays ELO during game sessions. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 09 Apr 2015 : 20:17:25
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Originally posted by xaeyruudh
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Originally posted by hashimashadoo
when he plays the Morrowind soundtrack I'm always subconsciously paranoid about being attacked by cliff racers
I've never used music during gaming before, partly because I'm a mutant who rarely listens to music at all so it just never occurs to me, but I recently rediscovered "The Definitive D&D Soundtrack" by Mike Selinker in Dragon #275. (Way too full of details to summarize, but I'm happy to report that there's no Bieber or Backstreet Boys in Mike's recommendations.)
I usually turn the background music off in video games because it gets annoyingly repetitive --I'm thinking old school NWN but Morrowind fits the bill too-- but the advantage with playing music during gaming sessions is that you'll probably be switching tracks before it gets annoying, and you can have periods of no music as well if you want.
I am similar in not liking computer/video game music; I actually don't have speakers on my computer, and when I play a console game, it's frequently with the volume off and the radio on.
For RPGs, though, I've never played in a game where the DM relied on background music. |
| xaeyruudh |
Posted - 09 Apr 2015 : 19:02:28
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Originally posted by hashimashadoo
when he plays the Morrowind soundtrack I'm always subconsciously paranoid about being attacked by cliff racers
I've never used music during gaming before, partly because I'm a mutant who rarely listens to music at all so it just never occurs to me, but I recently rediscovered "The Definitive D&D Soundtrack" by Mike Selinker in Dragon #275. (Way too full of details to summarize, but I'm happy to report that there's no Bieber or Backstreet Boys in Mike's recommendations.)
I usually turn the background music off in video games because it gets annoyingly repetitive --I'm thinking old school NWN but Morrowind fits the bill too-- but the advantage with playing music during gaming sessions is that you'll probably be switching tracks before it gets annoying, and you can have periods of no music as well if you want. |
| swifty |
Posted - 09 Apr 2015 : 18:00:09
I usually listen to stuff like Godspeed you black emperor and labradford. |
| Cards77 |
Posted - 09 Apr 2015 : 01:07:56
I DM and play to a mix of metal. Fantasy metal, folk metal, atmospheric "black" metal, old thrash metal, and a very choice selection of "Nu metal". I prefer metal with clean female vocals, and very limited 'cookie monster" vocals as I find that distracting. I prefer metal bands that deal with fantasy themes such as Battlelore but without being cheesy or dumb (like Nightwish or DragonForce...HATE that band). Battlelore is a great example of a band the evokes all kinds of imagery with it's sound, but isn't distracting.
Fantasy metal: Battlelore, Doomsword, Demons and Wizards, Iced Earth, Amaran
Folk metal: Tyr, Wintersun
Thrash: Cirith Ungol, Metallica, Megadeth, Exmortus
Atmospheric "Black" metal: Draconian, Lethian Dreams
"Nu" metal: Lacuna Coil, Shadowside, Swallow The Sun
For some reason I find this mixture of metal and a small amount of wine seems to activate the creative part of my brain. I find that I can act, improvise and generally create better content on the fly.
I find symphonic music and sound tracks distracting. I can't help but envision whatever movie/show the music comes from.
I blame my proclivity for metal on my friends when I was very young and first started playing D&D. We would play all night, and fall asleep at the table with "Master of Puppets" and "...Kill 'Em All" on loop in the CD changer. I can't help but think I was somehow subconsciously reprogrammed to associate this music with D&D. :)
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| Delwa |
Posted - 08 Apr 2015 : 02:02:36
I can't listen to background music while running a game. It distracts me and I can't focus. I don't have a problem while playing a single PC. While reading, it just depends on my mood. Sometimes, I want total silence (well, as much silence as you can get in a house with seven active cats.) Other times, I'm most likely listening to Blackmore's Night or something similar. Same goes for when I'm plotting stuff for adventures or campaigns. |
| Gary Dallison |
Posted - 07 Apr 2015 : 06:49:13
The krull sound track should always be on in the background. Unfortunately I only do pbem so music isnt much use |
| hashimashadoo |
Posted - 05 Apr 2015 : 17:45:40
When I'm not running a game the guy who GMs the most for me likes to play music but his selections leave a lot to be desired (and when he plays the Morrowind soundtrack I'm always subconsciously paranoid about being attacked by cliff racers, which is distracting). When I am running a game, I don't often play music but when I do it's always really epic choral pieces for boss fights. |
| Artemas Entreri |
Posted - 05 Apr 2015 : 15:11:13
While reading I prefer complete silence.
For gaming we always used some kind of soft classical or epic movie soundtrack like Braveheart. |
